Clip for pens or pencils.



W. W.- SANFORD. CLIP FOR PENS 0R PBNOILS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1909.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

WITNESSES WILLIAM W. SANFORD, OF NEWARK,

NEW innsnr.

CLIP roe PENS on rnivoins.

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Application filed April 1,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Mar, :32, 191d,

1909. Serial No. 487,222.

To all whom it may concern: Re it known that 1, WIL IAM W. SANFORD,

a citizen of the United States of c sinty of Essex and State of have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clips for Pens or Pencils, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to improvements in clips for pens or pencils. "ierally designated by the term clips, H'Ci they are so constructed as to be attached the outer wall of a pocket; the pen, pencil other article being received into the pocket and being secured therein against accidentr ly falling out by the-clip.

.e purpose of this invention is to provide a clip of such construction that it will be readily adjustable to articles of various sizes, and will retain said articles with security in the pocket, notwithstanding difierences in the sizes of the articles; that said clip will have the greatest possible security of attachmerit to the garment without increasing the size of the clipthat the clip will not close the vent holes in fountain or stylographic pens, nor produce the injurious suction which is'liable to occur when any part of the clip closes said air holes; and that the clip shall be, simple and cheap in construction, and easy to use l acconr,

h the foregoing objects by cong the clip of elastic wire or narrow strips ofrn'etal, and the wire or strips may be either fiat or round or of any other suitable si e in cross section, and hereinafter, for

/ of brevity, I shall designate the mateof-whieh the clip is made by the term 1" The wire is so shaped and arranged rovide the maximum elasticity and lity to pens, pencils and other artint sizes, and also so as to furnsh the maximum see'drity for inension of the clip.

The manner in which the foregoing and other advantages of the invention are at .tained will be further explained in the de-' scription hereinafter contained.

Referring to the. drawings, which accompany the specification, to aid thedescription, jif igure 1 is a longitudinal elevation and section of the clip, with afountain or stylegraphic pen in a pocket or a garment,- Fig. 2 is a front elevation, and Fig. 3 a rear elevation of one form of the clip on a larger scale than that of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 being a plan and a given di- America, v and a resident of the city of Newark, in the New Jersey, I

Such devices are- Fig. 5 a side elevation of the same; Fig. 6 is a perspective View of another form of clip.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, land 5, the wire of the clip A has an upwardly inclined leg 1, then an elongated horizontal clam are 2, somewhat less than a semi-circle as seen in Fig. 6, then a curved downwardly projecting member 3, then a llOI'lZUl'hiiil clamping arc l, greater than av semi-circle and of approximatelythe same radius of curvature as the aforesaid are 2, then a curved upwardly projecting part 5, then a horizontal are 6 of the some. dimension and radius curvature as said are 2, and finally the leg *4, said legs 7 and 1 flaring outwardly and upwardlyabout tened attheir'lower ends into the knob The arcs 2 and 6 arepret'erably diametrically opposite to each other, and are parallel with the are hand the vertical members 3 and 5 are convex outwardly, the legs 1 and .7 are arranged suiliciently outside of the arc 4 at their upper part to permit the proper part of the garment to be slipped up be- 1, and the whole constitutes a clip adjustable to a great variety of sizes of pens, pencils and the like, and the elasticity and adjust ability of the clips is increased by the arrangement of the clamping arcs 2 and 6 so that there are openings between them at front and back as shown in the drawings.

In use, the fabric P is inserted between the legs 1 and 7, and aforesaid construction permits the fabric to pass clear up to the said arcs 2 and G, whereby the, most effective hold on the fabric is secured with moderate length of said legs 1 and 7, and clips can thus be made of smaller vertical dimension than when the clamping member is a band. Moreover, the clamping Wires cannot entirely close the vcnt'holein the pen cap, and therefore can not suck out ink when removing the cap from the barrel, which is another great advantage overflatband clips.

The clip' of Fig. 6 is similar to the clip shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4t and 5 except that the lower ends of wires 1 and 7 are now soldered or otherwise secured together, and the knob 8 is dispensed'with. In other ree same as hereinbefore described. .l he wire of which the clip is formedmay as shown and being fastween said legs and said are 421s seen in Fig the arcs 2 and 6, and the s cots, its construction andtmode of use are t8 hereinbefore dedrawings, or it may be formed with a plurality of twisted strands, if so desired, and the smoothness of the wire is a great advantage overthe sharp-edged metal bands,

sometimes employed, since the latter are liable to catch in and tear the garments of the user, while the former are not. New having described my improvements, I claim as myinvention.

A clip for pens, pencils and the like, COIII: posed of a continuous wire bent at its center to form a horizontal substantially circular clamping member, thence bent upwardly to form two curved connecting members, thence laterally to form two substantially semi-circular clamping arcs arranged in a plane parallel to the first-mentioned clamping nenr ber, thence bent downwardly to form two converging legs, said legs being joined at their free ends, and spaced from the firstmentioned clamping member to receive a pocket member.

Signed at New York city this 30 day of March 1909.

WILLIAM W'. SANFORD. Witnesses:

H. V. BROWN; WALTER N. I'IARRIS. 

